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Warner Robins, GA — Robins Financial Credit Union will be giving back to the community during the holidays with their 25 Days of Holiday Giving. They selected 25 different organizations throughout their county radius to provide a monetary donation to help the organizations with their holiday festivities. The following organizations received a donation during the second week:

· Kids Yule Love in Macon received a $1,000 donation. This organization provides toys to children during the holidays.

· Salvation Army in Warner Robins received a $500 donation. This organization works to fight hunger and poverty in the community.

Warner Robins, GA — Robins Financial Credit Union will be giving back to the community during the holidays with their 25 Days of Holiday Giving. They selected 25 different organizations throughout their county radius to provide a monetary donation to help the organizations with their holiday festivities. The following organizations received a donation during the first week:

· Macon Outreach in Macon received a $1,000 donation. This organization addresses the needs of those living in poverty by providing food and clothing assistance.

“Due to this donation, the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank will be able to provide close to 16,000 meals. We are striving to not only feed the line but shorten it as well. We will be able to purchase more nutritious foods so individuals can choose to have healthier and productive lives,” said Doug Rohme, Executive Director for Middle Georgia Community Food Bank.

Since 1981, Middle Georgia Community Food Bank has solicited, transported, sorted, stored, and distributed millions of pounds of food every year to the needy, hungry, and homeless in Middle Georgia through its participating nonprofit agencies in 24 counties of Middle Georgia. For more information about the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank, visit www.mgcfb.org.

Warner Robins, GA — Robins Financial Credit Union recently contributed over $82,000 to five organizations as part of their annual Community Project. Organizations are selected by a Board Committee based on their reputation and the work they do for the community.

Robins Financial is committed to the communities they serve and give back whenever possible. This funding from this year’s Community Project will fill a specific need for the selected organizations as follows:

Family Promise helps homeless families by partnering with social service agencies in order to help these families obtain an independent, self-sustainable livelihood. They received a total of $7,000 to assist with the replacement of computers and office furniture.

Warner Robins, GA — Robins Financial Credit Union recently partnered with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Georgia by making a $4,000 donation to the Ronald McDonald House’s 365 Day Society. A contribution of $1,000 to the 365 Day Society covers the operating cost of the home for one day.

In addition to their monetary donation, Robins Financial staff volunteered to help at the house for two work days. Robins Financial volunteers worked in four different shifts over a two-day period. Projects included cleaning the kitchen, organizing the pantry, house cleaning, administrative items and sorting donation coins.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Georgia provides support services for families with critically ill or injured children being treated in area medical facilities. In addition to housing, the families are provided meals and an opportunity to connect with other families facing similar difficult situations.

Robins Financial employees are proud to support deployed troops and have participated in this project for several years. It is a way of saying thank you for all of their dedication and sacrifice, especially during the holiday season.

Two Shred Day events were held at Robins Financial Credit Union’s Watson Boulevard in Warner Robins and Log Cabin Drive branch in Macon.

Shred Day is a semiannual event with a dual purpose - to protect the Middle Georgia community from identity theft and to protect the environment. Members of the community are invited to shred personal information, including financial records, receipts and prescriptions. All shredded documents are then recycled.